Revelations: There's a Light After the Lime [Paperback]

Pastor Mason Betha (Author), Karen Hunter (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2003

Imagine having it all and leaving it all behind -- to answer a higher calling...

REVELATIONS

His rise to fame was one of rap's great success stories. He had millions of fans and the prospect of multi-millions of dollars. But just as Ma#&36;e -- as he was then called -- was poised to sign a deal with Sean "Puffy" Combs' famed Bad Boy Records, he walked away.

Revelations is Mason Betha's powerful memoir about a miraculous transformation: his own -- from the material-minded Ma$e to the pastor he has become. Here, Betha reveals the rhyme and reason behind his choice to trade in his sensational music career for a richer, more spiritual one. As founder of a nondenominational movement called S.A.N.E. (Saving a Nation Endangered) Ministries, Betha has traveled throughout the country to share his messages of peace and prosperity with today's youth. Revelations is his testament to the enduring power of faith, and to the limitless possibilities in a life transformed by God's guiding hand.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A frank, heartfelt, and honest account...A powerful memoir of redemption, Revelations will speak to many young people." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Mason Derelle Betha grew up in Harlem, in New York City. As Ma$e, he released two albums, Harlem World (which spawned three Top 10 singles and has sold more than four million copies) and Double Up, before retiring from hip-hop.

Karen Hunter is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a celebrated radio talk-show host, and co-author of numerous New York Times bestsellers, including Confessions of a Video Vixen, On the Down Low, and Wendy's Got the Heat. She is also an assistant professor in the Film & Media Department at Hunter College

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Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Atria Books (September 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743436253
• ISBN-13: 978-0743436250
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REVELATION/THE RESURRECTION/SIGHT AFTER BLINDNESS/FREEDOM, February 28, 2002

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DD (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Revelations: There's a Light After the Lime (Hardcover)

I knew Ma$e the rapper from the television, videos and radio like most of us. I remember hearing when he first got saved and I was not really surprised because I know first hand the power of God. And if you know God, you don't become surprised when He does something, something new, something different, that is just God. He is the only one that can do such things. I never doubted Ma$e or Pastor Mason Betha's salvation, because of the power of God. When I heard he wrote a book, the first thing that came to my mind was, you have to get it, so I did. This book I read in less than one day, and that never happens to me. I usually start a book and finish it, if I finish a month or 2 later. The book was very interesting from the time I opened up until the end. Pastor Betha reveals everything from the time he was a kid up until now, with so much detail and emphasis. Pastor Mason Betha is truly annointed and God is really on his side. This book is knowledgable, interesting, entertaining and most of all enlightening. I highly recommend this book to everyone. Pastor Mason Betha, God Bless and I hope this is not your first and last book!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Pastor Mason Betha!!!, February 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Revelations: There's a Light After the Lime (Hardcover)

Everyone, saved and unsaved, should read this book. All Pastors and youth leaders should read this book. All parents of young people should read this book. Anyone who watches music videos should read this book. All recording artists involved with gospel, urban gospel, hip-hop gospel, jazz gospel, r & b gospel, rock gospel, and any other "contemporary" gospel MUST READ THIS BOOK.
Pastor Mason Betha is truly what the body of Christ needs today - a young man, totally unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I had the privilege of hearing him preach when he came back to my church where he first came to the altar. I had not listened to any of his previous recordings, as I am not a follwer of rap music, but I will say that he is a powerful, powerful preacher today. After reading his book in January, I was encouraged to strengthen my own walk with God. Pastor Betha is preaching the same message that my pastor has been preaching for years - Holiness. I am encouraged to pray for the others that are still in the strongholds of the industry that he left behind, because now we know, more than ever, that God can save ANYBODY. We are truly living in the last days.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mason Betha is a dangerous man in a spiritual way, January 25, 2002

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rosetta lee (Temple Hills, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Revelations: There's a Light After the Lime (Hardcover)

When I bought this book I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I was curious about the change MA$E had experienced. I have to admit I was a fan of MA$E music and style. When I opened the book and started reading, I was truly impressed with what I was seeing the words were talking to me as if I was in church and Pastor Mason Betha was at the pulpit telling his story. I felt that close! It’s amazing what GOD can do with his children; I never once took this whole Paster Manson Betha drama seriously didn’t even care until now. This book tells the experience MA$E went through with the money, cars, girls, drugs, and sex. He tells the life of when Mase was an average person determined to make it big as a rapper or ball player. When he turned to rap he was known as MA$E the moneymaker down for whatever kind of guy. It’s funny how people change when you become globally known, well Mason tells his experience in this book. After being lost, GOD calls on MA$E and uses his soul to teach the word of faith and to save as many people who come in contact with him. Imagine GOD telling you to give up everything sin produced for you. Your house, cars, jewelry, clothes, furniture, women/men, sex, money, job, friends - in order to walk his way of life! Could you do it? Mason Betha did. I truly respect Mason; he’s a determined individual who knows what he wants. There’s no limitation to what Mason Betha can accomplish when GOD is at his feet to guide him. Mason Betha is a dangerous man in a spiritual way!